This book contains selected papers of the 11th OpenFOAM® Workshop that was held in Guimarães
Portugal June 26 - 30 2016. The 11th OpenFOAM® Workshop had more than 140 technical
scientific presentations and 30 courses and was attended by circa 300 individuals
representing 180 institutions and 30 countries from all continents. The OpenFOAM® Workshop
provided a forum for researchers industrial users software developers consultants and
academics working with OpenFOAM® technology. The central part of the Workshop was the two-day
conference where presentations and posters on industrial applications and academic research
were shown. OpenFOAM® (Open Source Field Operation and Manipulation) is a free open source
computational toolbox that has a larger user base across most areas of engineering and science
from both commercial and academic organizations. As a technology OpenFOAM® provides an
extensive range of features to solve anything from complex fluid flows involving chemical
reactions turbulence and heat transfer to solid dynamics and electromagnetics among several
others. Additionally the OpenFOAM technology offers complete freedom to customize and extend
its functionalities.
